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Introduction
The structure of the Malaysian Parliament
History of the Parliament building
The main building (three storey)
The tower
The uniqueness of the Parliament building
Function
Mission
Strategy
Organisation
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Senate
House of Representatives
Visitation Information

 

General Information

Dewan Rakyat has 219 elected members. A General Election is held every five years to elect members of the Dewan Rakyat. Parties with the most votes can form a government to rule the country.

Customarily, a Bill originates in the Dewan Rakyat. Once approved, it is tabled in the Dewan Negara for another debate. After that, the Bill has to be approved before being presented to Yang Di-Pertuan Agong for his consent.

The Bill will then be gazetted in the form of 'Government Gazette', thus making the Bill a law as stated in the Government Gazette.

Speaker of The House of Representatives

Speaker may be a member of the House or a non-member who is qualified for election into the House. The Deputy Speaker must, however, be a Member of Parliament (MP).

Functions of the Speaker include:-

* to be responsible for maintaining order in the House;
* to ensure that relevancy is observed during debates;
* to interpret the Standing Orders in case of disputes; and
* to certify money bills before such bills are transmitted to the Dewan Rakyat

The Speaker must resign his office by writing to the Secretary of the House, and must vacate his office in the following cases:-

* when the House first meets after a general election;
* on ceasing to be a member of the House in the case of an elected MP; and
* on standing for election to the House or if he is disqualified by law.

When the Speaker is not present, the Deputy Speaker presides at the sittings.

A member of the State Legislative Assembly must resign from the Assembly if he wants to assume the post of Speaker of the House.

Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives

The Deputy Speakers or Timbalan Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat assist the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat and chair proceedings by rotation in the absence of the Speaker.

Secretary of House of Representatives

The Head of the Parliamentary Department is also known as the Secretary of the Parliament of Malaysia cum Secretary of the Dewan Rakyat.

The Secretary of the Dewan Rakyat is responsible for the proceedings of the House and also advises the Speaker on matters regarding the House during these proceedings.

Duties also include sending out notices for commencement of meetings, collating proposals and written enquiries from members, producing verbatim reports of proceedings, meeting procedures, and also administrative duties.

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